Fall River police search for man who tried to rob cabbie at knifepoint

A Town Taxi cab driver was nearly robbed at knifepoint while driving a fare on Halloween night, police said.

The driver, a 32-year-old man, said he was driving on Tremont Street, between Bedford and Pine streets, when one of two men he picked up for a fare put a knife to his neck and demanded money, Lt. Kevin Tetrault said.

A Town Taxi cab driver was nearly robbed at knifepoint while driving a fare on Halloween night, police said.

The driver, a 32-year-old man, said he was driving on Tremont Street, between Bedford and Pine streets, when one of two men he picked up for a fare put a knife to his neck and demanded money, Lt. Kevin Tetrault said.

However, the driver told police that he grabbed the knife, and that both men took off running without taking anything, Tetrault said.

The driver described both suspects as white men, one with blonde hair. They flagged the driver down around 11 p.m. on Oct. 31, on the 700 block of Rodman Street, and asked him to drive them to Tremont Street, Tetrault said.

The suspect, who was armed with the knife, had asked the driver if he had money to make change. When the driver took out cash, the suspect put the knife to the driver’s neck, Tetrault said.

Detectives are investigating. Anyone with information is asked to call the Fall River Police Department Major Crimes Division at 508-324-2796, or call the police department’s anonymous tips line at 508-672-TIPS.